Dire Straits songs by BPM
TempoTunes has 126 Dire Straits songs with verified tempo, and most of them live between 140 and 150 BPM. Here is the catalog by pace: something to wind down to, something to move to, and something to run to.
Where Dire Straits's music lives
Chill: 60 to 90 BPM
27 songs at this pace: wind-downs, slow burns, and late-night listening.
In the Gallery
82 BPM (1978)
Romeo and Juliet
88 BPM (1980)
Private Investigations
84 BPM (1982)
Going Home
89 BPM (1984)
Brothers in Arms
79 BPM (1985)
Walk of Life
86 BPM (1985)
Iron Hand
89 BPM (1991)
The Bug
88 BPM (1991)
Steady: 90 to 120 BPM
34 songs at this pace: head-nod grooves and walking pace.
Lions
112 BPM (1978)
Six Blade Knife
117 BPM (1978)
Southbound Again
106 BPM (1978)
Setting Me Up
110 BPM (1978)
Follow Me Home
98 BPM (1979)
Single‐Handed Sailor
102 BPM (1979)
Communiqué
111 BPM (1979)
Hand in Hand
108 BPM (1980)
Drive: 120 to 150 BPM
60 songs at this pace: dance-floor and workout energy.
Sultans of Swing
149 BPM (1978)
Water of Love
122 BPM (1978)
Down to the Waterline
141 BPM (1978)
Wild West End
133 BPM (1978)
Portobello Belle
122 BPM (1979)
Once Upon a Time in the West
135 BPM (1979)
Angel of Mercy
123 BPM (1979)
Lady Writer
148 BPM (1979)
Fast: 150 to 200 BPM
5 songs at this pace: running cadence and full-sprint songs.
News
156 BPM (1979)
Where Do You Think You’re Going?
154 BPM (1979)
Les Boys
151 BPM (1980)
Where Do You Think You’re Going
155 BPM (1988)
What’s the Matter Baby?
153 BPM (1995)
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